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mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and his briefing, as well as the ambassador and mr. isaczai for his remarks. the situation in afghanistan is extremely serious. over the last few weeks, amidst an ongoing violent conflict, the national security and defense forces of the country collapsed almost in their entirety. over the last 24 to 48 hours, the leadership of the central government has disintegrated. the country and its population are now facing a multilayered crisis of very significant proportion. suffering and hardship because of violent conflict, drough
mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and...
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afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban. oppressing the people, they were using guns and violence against these women. that is a scene we cultivated the last 20 years. it is now growing. my place in the world is before we die, let's continue to help them achieve what we want. we do not want the women of afghanistan to look like the women of the u.s. and europe. we want basic fundamental rights. the right to go to school, to go to work. to be able to have a say in the future of your country and live in a society that is equal. daniel: do the u.s. and other countries have leverage in this situation? if so, what? the u.s. and europe's leverage
afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban....
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in afghanistan. so what has happened is the the impact of the policies in the last two years has greatly affected healthcare provision in terms of the supply side but also in terms of the demand side in terms of the supply side we know that many educated people have had to leave the country and of course the healthcare professionals are not outside that cohort so we have a health workforce shortage. we used to have a health workforce shortage but with the brain drain that has become severe. we also had covid-19 pandemic worldwide and that affected the health workforce in any country whether it's in north or in west i mean whether it's in in global north or global west. so we we i know my colleagues physicians healthcare providers who have been died because of the covid-19 infection so that was another burden on on health professionals so but but also the supply when you cannot provide regular salaries when you cannot provide continued training when when there's no job prospect career development oppo
in afghanistan. so what has happened is the the impact of the policies in the last two years has greatly affected healthcare provision in terms of the supply side but also in terms of the demand side in terms of the supply side we know that many educated people have had to leave the country and of course the healthcare professionals are not outside that cohort so we have a health workforce shortage. we used to have a health workforce shortage but with the brain drain that has become severe. we...
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there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country. coming up later on in our special report from afghanistan, the terrorist attack against a roots of peace building in kabul. [ siren wails ] you'll hear from a determined roots of peace staff promising to continue its work in spite of the danger. but coming up next, why president ashraf ghani believes agriculture can lead the way to prosperity in his country. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's alw
there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country....
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when instituting afghanistan's first constitution in the 1923, the king granted afghanistan's women the right to vote. by the 1960s afghan women were participate anything the country's legislature, until civil service and numerous professions. article 25 of afghanistan's 1964 constitution states the people of afghanistan without any discrimination or preferences have equal rights and obligations before the law. article 26 states, liberty is the natural right of the human being, and that the liberty and dignity of the human being are in vie la bl and inalienable. the constitution clarified in article 27 by stating that all the people of afghanistan, both men and women, without discrimination privilege have equal rights, obligations under the law. and by 1977 women composed 15% of afghanistan's legislature. and then even as late as 1987 enacted under the communist party rule they went even further stating: the citizens of the republic of afghanistan, both men and women, have equal rights and duties before the law irrespective of their national, racial, linguistic, tribal, educational, soc
when instituting afghanistan's first constitution in the 1923, the king granted afghanistan's women the right to vote. by the 1960s afghan women were participate anything the country's legislature, until civil service and numerous professions. article 25 of afghanistan's 1964 constitution states the people of afghanistan without any discrimination or preferences have equal rights and obligations before the law. article 26 states, liberty is the natural right of the human being, and that the...
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in afghanistan. we have been doing a series of events on afghanistan over the last year. we recently hosted abdullah abdullah about two weeks ago. we couldn't have done this without the partnership of ambassador tony weng, the senior adviser here. thank you for everything. i think we're going to have an interesting and constructive conversation today. when i think about people who are qualified for their jobs or the right people at the right time, i can't think of a better person than my friend greg uygur. fz who served both in pakistan and afghanistan has served some of the toughest places in the world for the united states of america. greg is a friend. greg is a patriot. greg is a really qualified individual. thank god that greg uygur has raised his hand and agreed to do public service again. thank you very much. come on up here. give him a round of applause. [ applause ] >> it's very nice to see many of my old friends here in the audience. particularly my friend from cairo who has done a lot of th
in afghanistan. we have been doing a series of events on afghanistan over the last year. we recently hosted abdullah abdullah about two weeks ago. we couldn't have done this without the partnership of ambassador tony weng, the senior adviser here. thank you for everything. i think we're going to have an interesting and constructive conversation today. when i think about people who are qualified for their jobs or the right people at the right time, i can't think of a better person than my friend...
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troops will be in afghanistan. we were planning to build a narrative of what these two decades mean for us. we were growing there. we lived there. we studied there. became journalists and established media. but the fall of kabul and the fall of afghanistan happened very fast. it happened august 15. august 13, i was in a meeting with my colleagues and told them you can go if you want to stop your work. you can save your family. you can go after them if you want to stop your work. then we started seeing what was happening inside the office on house number 13. we filmed until the end of october. this documentary is a 90 minute documentary. we have a screening of this in the national press club here. a private screening. this documentary has won many awards. the whole documentary is showing how the collapse happened in the newsroom. how this moment, the fall of kabul and the fall of the country, we can show to the world the face of the taliban politicians and what's happening with the new generation of afghanistan's an
troops will be in afghanistan. we were planning to build a narrative of what these two decades mean for us. we were growing there. we lived there. we studied there. became journalists and established media. but the fall of kabul and the fall of afghanistan happened very fast. it happened august 15. august 13, i was in a meeting with my colleagues and told them you can go if you want to stop your work. you can save your family. you can go after them if you want to stop your work. then we started...
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there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i was working with -- until the last day of june in this year, and now i am working at a private club in washington, d.c. to take a break for a few months, maybe one or two years, and then i want to focus on my education. but i will be back and be back with a strong and better idea about afghanistan, about the freedom of expression and about journalists in afghanistan. talking about the media, fair dealing with their colleagues, they still continue working. that is what i am planning to do for the next few months to the next few years, but we can talk about
there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i...
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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful are a product of our foreign policy the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is regional cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue until the longest time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors who we have. being working through the worm to sure sure our neighbors the presence of new to allied forces in afghanistan for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country and so far you have kept out reassuring god we need to have a regional cooperation as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism the couple has very good relations with washington and w
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful are a product of our foreign policy the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is regional cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will...
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an india-free afghanistan or at least an afghanistan where there is less indian influence and where india is not in a way the major strategic partner of afghanistan but look at -- if you look at recent history, all the regimes who were kind of left to themselves and particularly this is very true now about karzai government, nanl i buhl la in 191289 really went very close to india and india also played a major role in sustaining him for the next three years. the same is true today in afghanistan and india has a strategy agreement and pakistan could have prevented that by what i pointed to earlier, by making friends, not just clients in afghanistan. and pakistan has a tremendous in a way a tremendous constituency to appeal to afghanistan because of all afghans are exhausted. all afghans are sick of and tired of fighting. and they want some kind of peaceful settlement p-but the key to that settlement and most afghans that i talk to is in the hands -- not in the hands of the u.s. ironically but in the hands of pakistan. and there comes in the whole issue of reconciliation. pakistan's r
an india-free afghanistan or at least an afghanistan where there is less indian influence and where india is not in a way the major strategic partner of afghanistan but look at -- if you look at recent history, all the regimes who were kind of left to themselves and particularly this is very true now about karzai government, nanl i buhl la in 191289 really went very close to india and india also played a major role in sustaining him for the next three years. the same is true today in...
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we did it in iraq, we did in afghanistan. the us failures in vietnam and afghanistan were not similar only in the exit from the embassies, but failure in reconstruction was another factor that vietnam and afghanistan had in common. after the reconstruction failure in afghanistan, the permanent seagar organization also came to an end and afghan reconstruction case was closed. i've spent lot of time over the last uh number of weeks and my staff has trying to get our american cigar employees out, but the us state department did not allow the last reports on afghanistan to be published and bored the public from accessing the reconstruction documents. siggar was forced to relegate all of this information into classified annexes. so john supco, head of the investigating institute was forced to classify the documents. shortly after the fall of... cobble, the state department wrote to me and other overside agencies, requesting that we quote unquote, temporarily suspend access to all of our audit, inspection and financial reports. cla
we did it in iraq, we did in afghanistan. the us failures in vietnam and afghanistan were not similar only in the exit from the embassies, but failure in reconstruction was another factor that vietnam and afghanistan had in common. after the reconstruction failure in afghanistan, the permanent seagar organization also came to an end and afghan reconstruction case was closed. i've spent lot of time over the last uh number of weeks and my staff has trying to get our american cigar employees out,...
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soon to afghanistan. talked about what has happened and what you're hearing back in afghanistan right now with your organization and the people who work for it. >> the situation in afghanistan at the present moment is one that is endowed with frustration , uncertainty, fear. that is the perception and that is the sentiment we are hearing from those we are in contact with on the ground. and what had happened and transpired in the last few days is something we really had not anticipated. it was a complete shock and disbelief to all of us. we felt there would be some space for a political settlement. and while things were getting very difficult under the last few months between the negotiating artese, we felt there was some degree of space there for negotiations result in a positive solution. so what has happened has certainly caught everyone by surprise. amy: could you clarify, what would you say would be a positive resolution? what did you hope the negotiations would accomplish? >> well, wt all members of
soon to afghanistan. talked about what has happened and what you're hearing back in afghanistan right now with your organization and the people who work for it. >> the situation in afghanistan at the present moment is one that is endowed with frustration , uncertainty, fear. that is the perception and that is the sentiment we are hearing from those we are in contact with on the ground. and what had happened and transpired in the last few days is something we really had not anticipated. it...
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afghanistan is the poorest country in. asia, in fact, it is the poorest country uh in the world, except for about five eight, depending on how you measure it, countries in africa. under such circumstances, it isn't surprising that the country has been ranked the first or second country with the highest rate of immigration during these years. us's construction project was apparently answer to the ruins in afghanistan and was meant to prove that the us has brought prosperity to any country it's entered. based on an official report by segar, the us spent 143 billion dollars until 2021 for afghan reconstruction. america's $10. billion dollar investment in afghan's reconstruction, yet living conditions in afghanistan continue to remain critical, so what happened to the whapping budget? the answer to the question has to do with the companies and contractors that have received the money from the us government. so we have to look into the matter a little to see what exactly john supco. the special inspector of afghan reconstructio
afghanistan is the poorest country in. asia, in fact, it is the poorest country uh in the world, except for about five eight, depending on how you measure it, countries in africa. under such circumstances, it isn't surprising that the country has been ranked the first or second country with the highest rate of immigration during these years. us's construction project was apparently answer to the ruins in afghanistan and was meant to prove that the us has brought prosperity to any country it's...
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reconstitute in afghanistan. so just worries there and i hope that everything goes smoothly and that the impacts to stability are minimal. i do also share the concerns raised by senator shaheen and by senator gillibrand. and senator gillibrand and i went to afghanistan pre-pandemic and we were able to visit a number of training facilities where afghan women were being trained in various secretary and clerical positions but also as women warriors. and i am very concerned about what will happen to them and girls that have attended school and are now working in businesses, so i just want to re-emphasize that. senator shaheen is leading a letter i'm a co-lead to our president asking for those special immigrant visas. it is something that we are very concerned about. just in the news this morning coming from iowa, we have an afghan interpreter in iowa falls and his asylum request has been denied. he just received the letter the other day. so if you can, also work with the state department and just stress to them as we
reconstitute in afghanistan. so just worries there and i hope that everything goes smoothly and that the impacts to stability are minimal. i do also share the concerns raised by senator shaheen and by senator gillibrand. and senator gillibrand and i went to afghanistan pre-pandemic and we were able to visit a number of training facilities where afghan women were being trained in various secretary and clerical positions but also as women warriors. and i am very concerned about what will happen...
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the people of afghanistan deserve nothing less. thank you mr. president. >> i think the representative of the united states for her statement. i will awful -- offer to the floor to the representative from france. >> mr. president, i welcome the adoption of 25-93 today. [indiscernible] the eyes of all afghans are watching this counsel and they expect clear support on the international community and this lack of unity is a disappointment for us and them. yet i do not doubt that all the members of this counsel share these same priority objectives, that is allowing the afghan people to recover stability. in spite of this, we have adopted an important text which needs to now be implemented on the ground. the securities situation and the humanity situation continues to deteriorate. the resolution this counsel has adopted is clear. it sets a series of expectations for the taliban. the first concerns all afghans who feel threatened and wish to leave. the tether man has taken commitments and we are asking them to adhere to those. this resolution calls on
the people of afghanistan deserve nothing less. thank you mr. president. >> i think the representative of the united states for her statement. i will awful -- offer to the floor to the representative from france. >> mr. president, i welcome the adoption of 25-93 today. [indiscernible] the eyes of all afghans are watching this counsel and they expect clear support on the international community and this lack of unity is a disappointment for us and them. yet i do not doubt that all...
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troops from afghanistan. host: this is from leesburg, virginia, we hear from rick on the line for democrats. hello. caller: yeah, i know your reporter has been on this before a long time so i won't tell him anything he doesn't already know, but to the extent he suggests to your listeners or his readers that what he is saying is a scoop or news is a little disingenuous, trying to sell a narrative, maybe one that did not sell well a year or two ago. cigar has been writing about this for years. if anybody wanted to pay attention, i served in afghanistan for five years. i lost count. we had a constant stream of punk than's and journalists parachuting in. they could've interviewed anyone. on the record come off the record. -- on the record, off the record. this just did not fit the narrative sold at the time. i would just comment that if you are defeatist, you do not belong in the military. our job, optimism is a force multiplier. our job is not to critique policy or whatever, our job is to make things happen, to
troops from afghanistan. host: this is from leesburg, virginia, we hear from rick on the line for democrats. hello. caller: yeah, i know your reporter has been on this before a long time so i won't tell him anything he doesn't already know, but to the extent he suggests to your listeners or his readers that what he is saying is a scoop or news is a little disingenuous, trying to sell a narrative, maybe one that did not sell well a year or two ago. cigar has been writing about this for years. if...
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nelson: in afghanistan. gen. nicholson: the taliban are the medium for many of these other terrorist groups to operate. because of the convergence of these groups. your logic is absolutely sound, sir. sen. nelson: does that include isis? gen. nicholson: we don't see the same level of cooperation between the taliban and isis. they are in conflict with one another. but the taliban is not achieving the key effects in reducing isis. that's coming from the united states and the afghan counterterrorism effort. in response to senator graham, you said, when we leave -- restate what you said. we can leave, in your opinion, we can leave a stable afghanistan? gen. nicholson: i think brecon station -- reconciliation would be the goal between the belligerents and afghanistan. this is what the government want s -- a reconciliation with the belligerents. earlier this year there was a reconciliation. 20,000 of them are returning to afghanistan to be reintegrated into society. if this goes well, hopefully this would be a catalyst
nelson: in afghanistan. gen. nicholson: the taliban are the medium for many of these other terrorist groups to operate. because of the convergence of these groups. your logic is absolutely sound, sir. sen. nelson: does that include isis? gen. nicholson: we don't see the same level of cooperation between the taliban and isis. they are in conflict with one another. but the taliban is not achieving the key effects in reducing isis. that's coming from the united states and the afghan...
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this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism in afghanistan. getting a terrorist and stopping attacks. it morphed into a counterinsurgency. nationbuilding. trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan. something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home. and for anyone who gets the wrong idea, let me say clearly, to those who wish america harm, to those who engage in terrorism against us or our allies, know this. the united states will never rest. we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down to the ends of the earth and he will pay the ultimate price -- and you will pay the ultimate price. let me be clear. we will continue to support the afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid. we w
this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism in afghanistan. getting a terrorist and stopping attacks. it morphed into a counterinsurgency. nationbuilding. trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan. something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop...
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, we had to, change fundamentally the character of afghanistan. - the estimate for afghanistan and iraq, if you add all of this, is in the three plus trillion dollars, maybe more. that's if you sort of add everything. that's a real number, i mean that is, that's the cost of running the entire us government in a year. that's 20% of all of the money spent in america in a year. - [narrator] washington seeks to transition responsibility for security to the afghan government. - for all intents and purposes, the president's mission to me was to transition the theater. we had a lot to do. close down the theater, transition nato from a main force, ground force unit, to an advisory force, move the ansf into the lead, and recover the american 33,000 troops. - but the united states has made some big compromises along the way. its eagerness to try to hand things over to afghanistan, and its lack of success in building a really effective afghan national force, has led it to rely on either warlords who can keep the peace, so called, in certain parts of the country. or it has led the united states to
, we had to, change fundamentally the character of afghanistan. - the estimate for afghanistan and iraq, if you add all of this, is in the three plus trillion dollars, maybe more. that's if you sort of add everything. that's a real number, i mean that is, that's the cost of running the entire us government in a year. that's 20% of all of the money spent in america in a year. - [narrator] washington seeks to transition responsibility for security to the afghan government. - for all intents and...
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the idea of the right mentation -- a new civil war in afghanistan and the fragmentation of afghanistan as a country is not just about the question of refugees. we will go back to the conversations from the 1960's, and the iranians are hoping that the pakistani do not like the idea of that government. they will push for stability in afghanistan and keep the borders where they are. i have many more points to go through and i want to spare you because they want to get to the q&a, but let me round up with some final remarks. iraq believes the taliban has changed. they have to find a way to work with them. iraq is in a state of wait-and-see stance right now, but it wants to make that inclusive government, and the first litmus test for the new taliban, if there is indeed a new taliban. it will if forced seek to create the role taliban bloc of the 1990s including russia, maybe even india although they have tensions with iran over the last decade because there close to the united states but nonetheless, india is a factor. the foreign minister is planning a visit to talk about the future -- the
the idea of the right mentation -- a new civil war in afghanistan and the fragmentation of afghanistan as a country is not just about the question of refugees. we will go back to the conversations from the 1960's, and the iranians are hoping that the pakistani do not like the idea of that government. they will push for stability in afghanistan and keep the borders where they are. i have many more points to go through and i want to spare you because they want to get to the q&a, but let me...
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have a peace process in afghanistan but what is far more important the price you know afghanistan is the peace have to come from within afghanistan with the kind of says this off the afghan people close up but when we want to make peace with the taliban don't force we need to have to give a clear agenda of who makes peace with who would they need to be off talked about enough on to something of course that was the old resistance forces what do you need to focus on you're not part of the peace process this is the woman out of what is what makes up more than half of the population of the us i don't know part of the process this is the civil society if i decide which divide is completely different from what i want to talk about doing this is not part of the process so therefore if these detainees are not taken into account so of course that's not peace and i want to see but it deceived we do foresaw that then it should give me tea to read to push for peace in afghanistan we do i. didn't go and say that we want to talk with the top or bottom but the brighter to their position or that pea
have a peace process in afghanistan but what is far more important the price you know afghanistan is the peace have to come from within afghanistan with the kind of says this off the afghan people close up but when we want to make peace with the taliban don't force we need to have to give a clear agenda of who makes peace with who would they need to be off talked about enough on to something of course that was the old resistance forces what do you need to focus on you're not part of the peace...
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interests in afghanistan. ma mainly neither side wants the taliban to emerge as ultimate victor in afghanistan. neither country wants a taliban-ruled afghanistan. the taliban, we have to remember, is a very anti-shia, anti-iranian organization. iran is a majority shia country. the taliban is influenced by very anti-shia strains of islam. in 1998, in fact, iran almost went to war with the taliban. i remember that year that iran as maed up to 200,000 troops on the border read why i to invade afghanistan. this was because the taliban had massacred iranian diplomats in an afghan city and had also massacred thousands of shia and are supported by iran. and when the united states invaded afghanistan after 9/11, iran was very cooperative. iran viewed the u.s. invasion of afghanistan in very pragmatic terms. back then, of course, the president, who was a reformist, was a reformist, i suppose still, was president of iran. iran was very much concerned about the u.s. reaction to 9/11, was worried about how the u.s. was go
interests in afghanistan. ma mainly neither side wants the taliban to emerge as ultimate victor in afghanistan. neither country wants a taliban-ruled afghanistan. the taliban, we have to remember, is a very anti-shia, anti-iranian organization. iran is a majority shia country. the taliban is influenced by very anti-shia strains of islam. in 1998, in fact, iran almost went to war with the taliban. i remember that year that iran as maed up to 200,000 troops on the border read why i to invade...
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lead responsibility for afghanistan's future. we will meet these objectives in three ways. first, we will pursue a military strategy that will break the taliban's momentum and increase afghanistan's capacity over the next 18 months. the 30,000 additional troops that i'm announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010, the fastest possible pace, so that they can target the ininsurgency and secure key population steps. they'll increase our ability to train confident afghan security forces and to partner with them so that more afghans can get into the fight. and they will help create the conditions for the united states to transfer responsibility to the afghans. because this is an international effort, i've asked that our commitment be joined by contributions from our allies. some have already provided additional troops and we're confident that there will be further contributions in the days and weeks ahead. our friends have fought and bled and died alongside us in afghanistan. and now we must come together to end this war
lead responsibility for afghanistan's future. we will meet these objectives in three ways. first, we will pursue a military strategy that will break the taliban's momentum and increase afghanistan's capacity over the next 18 months. the 30,000 additional troops that i'm announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010, the fastest possible pace, so that they can target the ininsurgency and secure key population steps. they'll increase our ability to train confident afghan security...
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forces from afghanistan. it has ceded much of our leverage to help shape the future of afghanistan ports people and our national security interest. in fact, in an interview airing over the weekend, former trump administration national security adviser, mcmaster, described the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan as quote, in unwise policy. instead, he argued that what we require in afghanistan is a sustained commitment to help the afghan government and help the afghan security forces continue to bear the brunt of this fight. since u.s. pharmacist began to draw -- withdraw from afghanistan funded february agreement, security conditions on the ground of deteriorated. in june, the department of defense estimated that the taliban sustained levels of violence five times higher than those observed in february 2020 reduction of violence period. commander general kenneth mckenzie later described these escalations as not consistent with someone negotiating in good faith. nevertheless, after months of violence, d
forces from afghanistan. it has ceded much of our leverage to help shape the future of afghanistan ports people and our national security interest. in fact, in an interview airing over the weekend, former trump administration national security adviser, mcmaster, described the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan as quote, in unwise policy. instead, he argued that what we require in afghanistan is a sustained commitment to help the afghan government and help the afghan security forces...
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policy and presence in afghanistan. you're watching c-span3. >> terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2,977 innocent souls that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon and made hallowed ground on a field in shanksville, pennsylvania, and sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the united states planned from afghanistan. our objective was clear. the cause was just, our nato allies and partners rallied beside us. and i supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear. president obama asked me to travel to afghan start and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous region on the border with pakistan. what i saw in that trip reinforced my
policy and presence in afghanistan. you're watching c-span3. >> terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2,977 innocent souls that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon and made hallowed ground on a field in shanksville, pennsylvania, and sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the united states planned from afghanistan. our objective...
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and afghanistan. kathy, you were there last year i think. >> last year this time. >> and you are a great advocate. what do you think the most effective approach is right now even the constraints we face for supporting the people, particularly young people and women inside afghanistan? >> i humanitarian and development organization so we do not engage in politics, we just do with the situation as we find it. we've been there for decades. we stayed to through the whole change and we are there now. i will say it's incredibly challenging for us to work there. when i i was there last year t this time the government authorities were telling us they were going to let girls go to school, secondary school. that did that happen and affect everything they've done since then has further constrained the rights of women and it's very concerning to us the congressman mentioned this issue of humanitarian workers and work,, ngo workers in the country managed to continue to work because where an international organizat
and afghanistan. kathy, you were there last year i think. >> last year this time. >> and you are a great advocate. what do you think the most effective approach is right now even the constraints we face for supporting the people, particularly young people and women inside afghanistan? >> i humanitarian and development organization so we do not engage in politics, we just do with the situation as we find it. we've been there for decades. we stayed to through the whole change...
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someone back from afghanistan. her account of what is happening on the ground next. . >>. >> thanks to our military, our allies, and the brave fighters of afghanistan, the taliban regime is coming to an end. >> welcome back. president bush made the statement in 2001, before signing the afghan relief act. they are still active in afghanistan, and many believe are focussing on derailing the election, carrying out attacks by a suicide bomb. the explosion killed six members of the afghan police force. joining us now is an activist and cofounder of the alliance for support of afghan people. welcome to the show. >> governments outside of afghanistan are focussing on the worst case scenario. the taliban getting on opening. what is the overall sentiment to the elections. >> i had the is it the privilege of witnessing and being part of every election since 2002. the elections since 2004. what i witnessed when i went back is a tremendous level of excitement about the elections and more than what i have seen since the beginni
someone back from afghanistan. her account of what is happening on the ground next. . >>. >> thanks to our military, our allies, and the brave fighters of afghanistan, the taliban regime is coming to an end. >> welcome back. president bush made the statement in 2001, before signing the afghan relief act. they are still active in afghanistan, and many believe are focussing on derailing the election, carrying out attacks by a suicide bomb. the explosion killed six members of the...
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but isis k has pushed into afghanistan. disruptws if they can the situation in afghanistan, perhaps there is nowhere else where they could cause harm to the people that would gain headlines and news as much as it does in afghanistan. wednesday as we were leaving to attackme, there was an on a ceremony in afghanistan i killed 50 people -- in afghanistan that killed 50 people. isis k took credit. that is an example of the disruptive nature they are bringing. that complicates. it is why our military leaders find this to be as complicated a picture in afghanistan as we have seen in 17 years. host: three u.s. soldiers dying in attack by the taliban. guest: it is important for the american people to remember that we are at war. we continue to invest heavily in afghanistan and blood, sweat and tears. the financial investment by the united states and nato is substantial. it is not going to go away soon. the situation is as dangerous and complicated as it has ever been. i came home last week with a sense that efforts are important,
but isis k has pushed into afghanistan. disruptws if they can the situation in afghanistan, perhaps there is nowhere else where they could cause harm to the people that would gain headlines and news as much as it does in afghanistan. wednesday as we were leaving to attackme, there was an on a ceremony in afghanistan i killed 50 people -- in afghanistan that killed 50 people. isis k took credit. that is an example of the disruptive nature they are bringing. that complicates. it is why our...
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forces leave afghanistan, all u.s. forces leaving afghanistan may have 2021 was the deadline at the time. in return, the taliban agreed not to attack u.s. forces anymore, especially not shoot at u.s. forces as they were leaving afghanistan. that was the political cover. what trump had done was commitment to the taliban to allow u.s. forces to leave so they would not be under fire so you would not have a saigon-like situation so to speak. that did hold in the sense like after their agreement -- that agreement was signed between the taliban and trump administration, you did not have any u.s. combat deaths or military deaths in afghanistan until yesterday when of course isis, not the taliban, carried out these attacks that killed at least 13 u.s. servicemen. the agreement itself was controversial but did not hold the taliban to anything at all, other than to not you at u.s. forces. it was supposed to deny space to al qaeda, to prevent it from attacking the u.s.. it did not expect anything else from the taliban. it was als
forces leave afghanistan, all u.s. forces leaving afghanistan may have 2021 was the deadline at the time. in return, the taliban agreed not to attack u.s. forces anymore, especially not shoot at u.s. forces as they were leaving afghanistan. that was the political cover. what trump had done was commitment to the taliban to allow u.s. forces to leave so they would not be under fire so you would not have a saigon-like situation so to speak. that did hold in the sense like after their agreement --...
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>> the situation in afghanistan is evolving. therefore it is hard to predict exactly what kind of situation and government we will have in afghanistan in the future. there are efforts to establish some kind of inclusive government, many international actors have called for that. if that happens, it would be easy to have some kind of relationship compared to if we have a taliban, the role of which is similar to something we saw 20 years ago. i think the important thing is to try to convey a clear message that we need a peaceful transition of power and we need an inclusive government in afghanistan respecting for the -- human rights. nato has ended its military presence, but the international community can, and also nato can continue to play a role in developing aid for different organizations that are playing an important role. there will hopefully be able to continue to play that role. to provide humanitarian aid, development aid and protect and support human rights. the military presence was and is important, but the broader ef
>> the situation in afghanistan is evolving. therefore it is hard to predict exactly what kind of situation and government we will have in afghanistan in the future. there are efforts to establish some kind of inclusive government, many international actors have called for that. if that happens, it would be easy to have some kind of relationship compared to if we have a taliban, the role of which is similar to something we saw 20 years ago. i think the important thing is to try to convey...
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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution their vision or solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue and take longer time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors we have been working since day one to assure assure our neighbors that the presence of new two and allied forces in afghanistan is for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country. and so far you have kept it reassuring gordon it would be neat to have your regional competition out there mention to defeat terrorism and extremism the couple has very good
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution their vision or solution for it...
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afghanistan's a country. at least thousands of years old we have been around as a formidable country. we have shown our our our our our strength in our mental. already in iran creating to add to the soviet union included to the to to to to britain three times included and americans should recognize that as where our poverty is should not be seen as a request by the americans and they should allow afghanistan to be a place of cooperation here i would ask the russia the russia the same thing that their intention should focus on returning afghanistan to a competence of environment and to a movement to peace well the present this is part of a larger problem of conflict resolution is the fact that it's seen as a competitive felt from to gain or lose influence rather than solve problems you've seen so many futile talks what makes you believe want to stay in your believe in it in the. south fullness of any negotiations especially given that those countries that are involved in those negotiations they haven't resolve
afghanistan's a country. at least thousands of years old we have been around as a formidable country. we have shown our our our our our strength in our mental. already in iran creating to add to the soviet union included to the to to to to britain three times included and americans should recognize that as where our poverty is should not be seen as a request by the americans and they should allow afghanistan to be a place of cooperation here i would ask the russia the russia the same thing that...
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i hope he visits afghanistan. i hope that he addresses the american people, perhaps in a prime time presidential address that would explain what has been achieved there with the south asia strategy, the new conditions-based strategy that he implemented a little over a year ago. so that would be good for the president if he did that. but as far as spending goes, our investment in afghanistan is a drop in the bucket of what it would take to reform spending programs on capitol hill and the nation's capital to address a $21 trillion national debt. and we have to do that. i hope that the president and this congress can be more serious about that moving forward than what we've been over the past couple of years. there has been a strong dissatisfaction of mine as well. >> from roeld, san jose, california, democrats line. >> caller: hi, you mentioned that, you know, you didn't want the president to have a photo op in afghanistan but that's what he does all the time, so why are you so surprised about not having him in afgh
i hope he visits afghanistan. i hope that he addresses the american people, perhaps in a prime time presidential address that would explain what has been achieved there with the south asia strategy, the new conditions-based strategy that he implemented a little over a year ago. so that would be good for the president if he did that. but as far as spending goes, our investment in afghanistan is a drop in the bucket of what it would take to reform spending programs on capitol hill and the...
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election in afghanistan government which is what i read it organized it but election for afghanistan the whole procedure as you just did to write the whole procedure for election has gone wrong people enough want to start with people who voted people who feel that they are successful in the election people who feel that they have not been successful all of the decision boys are saying that this election was another good election and therefore. these are not the sort of legitimate part of it and i want to something that is a problem now you seem to lay the blame squarely at the feet of the afghan government but i want you for its international partners are also at least partly to blame because the western approach to afghanistan in particular the american approach to afghanistan has been there a little bit contradictory because on the one hand washington supports democratic governance it publicly indorse is elections but on the other hand. it embraces strongman the for the sake of sick. and i wonder if you can really have bulls democracy and this oversized reliance on the warlords in
election in afghanistan government which is what i read it organized it but election for afghanistan the whole procedure as you just did to write the whole procedure for election has gone wrong people enough want to start with people who voted people who feel that they are successful in the election people who feel that they have not been successful all of the decision boys are saying that this election was another good election and therefore. these are not the sort of legitimate part of it and...
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store of afghanistan. he will sign the book after the program. i think today's program can be very interesting you've may hear different perspectives, learn a lot about the history of afghanistan, and if you read these two books you'll get the cop text and host of afghanistan. if you read at that time's book you'll see a character who comes to life during part of the period of history we're going to talk about today. so start off, please public tamim. [applause] >> thank you all for being here. thank you to the commonwealth club. let me just check the time so i don't go over. i'm sure all of you are very interested in what is going on in afghanistan right now, who is contesting for the presidential seat in the elections next year, what happensfter the nato forces withdraw, if they do. but as a historian, we can get into all that with questions but as a historian, i'm interested in hour we got here. and i feel that how we got here is part of the question of, where do we go from here? and in this book, games
store of afghanistan. he will sign the book after the program. i think today's program can be very interesting you've may hear different perspectives, learn a lot about the history of afghanistan, and if you read these two books you'll get the cop text and host of afghanistan. if you read at that time's book you'll see a character who comes to life during part of the period of history we're going to talk about today. so start off, please public tamim. [applause] >> thank you all for being...
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afghanistan, the war in afghanistan was seen as a war of self-defense. after the 9/11 hijackings, everybody understood why we were going to war in afghanistan. it was an attack to go after al qaeda. a lot of protests in the street. people supported our troops going over there. our troops really, you know, many of their volunteered. they enlisted. they thought that it was their duty to serve and protect their country. these people that served their, they read their leaders, their commanders admitting they did not have a plan, they did not know what they were doing. all of these failures and mistakes, i think a lot of them felt betrayed. they know a lot of their buddies were killed. they are saying, for what? they are angry. a lot of them are glad that the real story is coming out. they had, from their viewpoint, from their corner of where they were serving, many of them saw that things were not going well. doing their best to follow a strategy that may be did not make a whole lot of sense. hearing the stories of people coming back and having that difficul
afghanistan, the war in afghanistan was seen as a war of self-defense. after the 9/11 hijackings, everybody understood why we were going to war in afghanistan. it was an attack to go after al qaeda. a lot of protests in the street. people supported our troops going over there. our troops really, you know, many of their volunteered. they enlisted. they thought that it was their duty to serve and protect their country. these people that served their, they read their leaders, their commanders...
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a lot of afghanistan, afghanistan, afghanistan, after the government said that it is in your hands, but that they have the space and land under their control, before hafez, about the plane that crashed in qazvin, one fars day, the civilian deputy who came from herat to kabul, who died in title 450 of this plane whose plane was the government calling us? i didn't know, it means they didn't have the specifications of the ultra-advanced plane. in fact , the americans have an american plane in the airspace of kabul, and they are doing bad things . mr. abdul latif nazari, deputy minister of economy of afghanistan, had asked them last year, and in this question , i wanted to know how the economic situation of afghanistan has been in the past two years . a fake and false economy that was decorated with the mask of a free market, but in reality it was a mafia process based on drugs and crime, and the foundations and foundations of the economy had been articulated . it was one of the indicators of the economy . internationalization of shatab unit of the world bank is impressive. yes, mr. mousavi
a lot of afghanistan, afghanistan, afghanistan, after the government said that it is in your hands, but that they have the space and land under their control, before hafez, about the plane that crashed in qazvin, one fars day, the civilian deputy who came from herat to kabul, who died in title 450 of this plane whose plane was the government calling us? i didn't know, it means they didn't have the specifications of the ultra-advanced plane. in fact , the americans have an american plane in the...